Dan Plechaty is a Strategist of the ClimateWorks Global Intelligence team, where his primary responsibilities include the management of the Progress Tracking landscape as well as data analysis, policy modeling, and data visualization. This work spans across ClimateWorks’ program areas and includes the management of the Carbon Transparency Initiative, as well as supporting programmatic initiatives on carbon dioxide removal, food systems transformations, and scoping opportunities for climate mitigation philanthropy in Indonesia.

Prior to joining ClimateWorks, Dan was a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analyst in the World Wildlife Fund’s Private Sector Engagement team and was an Economist at RCF Economic and Financial Consulting, where he focused on environmental and energy economics. Dan holds bachelor degrees in Economics and Environmental Studies from the University of Chicago and received a Master of Environmental Management degree from Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment.